John is a Good Friend

My friend John is getting married this weekend. I can only hope that at sometime in your life you get to have a friend as fiercely loyal and genuine as John. John is my friend for several reasons. I will only include the ones that will ensure that his wedding actually happens and that my divorce proceedings won’t:

John wasn’t too upset when I literally stole a girl out of his lap at a party in his houseJohn has driven when I could notJohn has paid when I didn’t have the cashJohn held my clothes when I went streakingJohn stood by sober when I was a drunk idiot at Outland on SEVERAL occasionsJohn drove to visit me in Boston and slept in trash on my floorJohn has never said noJohn has never brought up the fact that I never gave him $200 for the Amiga 2000 computer I “bought” from him.John lights up a roomJohn never complainsJohn will lend you his last dollar and take out a loan if you need anotherJohn loves my kidsJohn doesn’t mind (too much) when you fall through his roofJohn always has a place for you to sleep if you need to crashJohn will pick you up at 4:00am from anywhereJohn will not hold a grudgeJohn spent 12 days in Paris with me and we are both still aliveJohn agreed to pick me up at the Columbus airport and then drove over to Dayton to get me when I fucked my flights up John bought me doughnuts and it saved me from a bad case of the herpesJohn remembers my stories when I do notJohn laughs at my jokesJohn wants the best for everyoneJohn is there when you need him and he knows when it’s time to leaveJohn is a good friend

2 comments:

renee
said...

what a great tribute to john. it's so rare to find such a true friend. he's the type of person that i am sure everyone he comes across just always has the best things to say about him. i like that the first pic is one that i took. you guys together would make a hysterical morning show on the radio. seriously. miss you guys and best wishes to john this weekend!!